Tire Discounters

{{Distinguish|American tiscount Tire}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox company | name = Tire Discounters | image = A Tire Discounters location in Cleveland, Tennessee 05.jpg | image_caption = | type = [[Privately Held]] | industry = [[Tires]] | founded = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], [[United States]] ({{Start date and age|1976}}) | founder = [[Chip Wood]] | hq_location = 200 W. 4th St. | hq_location_city = [[Cincinnati, OH]] | hq_location_country = United States | area_served = Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia | key_people = {{ublist |Jamie Ward ([[President (corporate title)|President]]|}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/01/11/tire-discounters-adds-to-executive-team.html|title=Tire Discounters adds to executive team|date=Jan 11, 2016|website=Cincinnati Business Courier|publisher=Cincinnati Business Courier|accessdate=16 Oct 2020}}</ref> | products = Tires, Auto Service, Oil change, Brakes, Shocks and Struts, Wheel alignments, Fluid Exchanges, Auto Glass, ADAS Recalibration and more | num_employees = 2000+ | website = {{URL|tirediscounters.com}} }}

'''Tire Discounters''' (Stylized as '''TireDiscounters''') is a [[tire]] and auto service shop started by Chip Wood in 1976 in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]. Today, it ranks as the eighth-largest independent tire dealer in the U.S. by Modern Tire Dealer National Rankings 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moderntiredealer.com/articles/30913-mtd-100-examines-100-biggest-dealerships-in-the-us|title=2020 MTD 100 Examines 100 Biggest Dealerships in the U.S.|date=July 27, 2020|website=Modern Tire Dealer|publisher=Modern Tire Dealer|accessdate=16 Oct 2020}}</ref>

==History==

Tire Discounters is Ohio-based, headquartered in Cincinnati. The company is owned and operated by the Wood family. In 2008, it entered the [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] market. In 2011, it opened a new headquarters in [[Sharonville, Ohio|Sharonville]], with a 200,000-square-foot warehouse. In the same year, it entered the [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] market, and in 2014, [[Nashville]]. In 2015, the headquarters were moved to downtown Cincinnati, while maintaining warehouses in Sharonville and [[LaVergne, Tennessee]]. In 2016, the company opened its 100th store and entered the Chattanooga market. {{As of|2023|11}}, over 190 stores are located across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia,  and employ more than 2,000 people.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tirediscounters.com/about| title=About | publisher=Tire Discounters | accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tire-discounters-accelerates-growth-strategy-300084170.html| title=Tire Discounters Accelerates Growth Strategy| publisher=PR Newswire | accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.moderntiredealer.com/news/398617/tire-discounters-to-remodel-more-stores | title= Tire Discounters to remodel more stores| publisher=Modern Tire Dealer | accessdate=5 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.tirereview.com/tire-discounters-surpasses-125-stores-with-openings-in-kentucky-and-indiana/ | title= Tire Discounters Surpasses 125 Stores with Openings in Kentucky and Indiana| date= 14 November 2019| publisher=Tire Review | accessdate=4 June 2020}}</ref> In most markets, Tire Discounters overlaps with the rival [[Discount Tire]] chain; the two are not related despite the similar names.

==Tire Discounters signs== [[File:An_example_of_the_quirky_copy_on_a_typical_Tire_Discounters_sign_02.jpg|thumb|Typical quirky copy on a Tire Discounters sign]] Chip Wood wrote the original signs for years. Now, a group of people writes the signs at the Cincinnati office and send them to the stores twice a week. They have been shared on [[BuzzFeed]], [[Reddit]], and more.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/2n6xb3/pumpkin_spice_rubber/?st=iz7dj2lq&sh=a551a25d | title=Pumpkin Spice Rubber | publisher=Reddit| accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimbohits/family-owned-tire-discounters | title=Family Owned Tire Discounters | publisher=Buzzfeed| accessdate=1 April 2012}}{{cite web | url=https://wdef.com/2020/02/14/man-uses-fort-oglethorpe-tire-store-sign-propose/ | title=MAN USES FORT OGLETHORPE TIRE STORE SIGN TO PROPOSE | date=14 February 2020 | publisher=12 News Now| accessdate=2 June 2020}}</ref>

==Tallest tire stack== [[File:Tire Discounters Guinness Book of Records Tire Stack.png|thumb|Record-breaking 2014 tire stack]] In celebration of the reopening of its first store, Tire Discounters built a stack of [[Falken Tires]] on March 27, 2014, that was 19.95 ft tall. The previous tire stacking world record of 19.77 was set on September 6, 2009, in Wiesental, Germany.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.wlwt.com/article/company-sets-tire-stacking-record-in-cincinnati/2895715 | title=Company sets tire stacking record in Cincinnati| date=28 March 2014| publisher=WLWT5 | accessdate=28 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/20140402/NEWS/140409972/tire-discounters-tire-pile-one-for-record-books | title=Tire Discounters tire pile one for record books| date=2 April 2014| publisher=Tire Business | accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>

==Wounded Warrior Project== Tire Discounters supports Wounded Warrior Project; during a week-long event, Tire Discounters Inc. locations in three states did not charge customers labor on tires or oil changes, and instead collected donations for the Wounded Warrior Project. The first-time event raised more than $20,631. Customers donated $9,140 that week, and Tire Discounters added a $1 donation for every social-media share, phone call, and appointment booked during the event. As of November 2023, Tire Discounters has raised over $600,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.moderntiredealer.com/38222/tire-discounters-supports-wounded-warrior-project | title=Tire Discounters Supports Wounded Warrior Project| publisher=MOdern Tire Dealer | accessdate=4 June 2020}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{official website|http://www.tirediscounters.com}}

[[Category:American companies established in 1976]] [[Category:Retail companies established in 1976]] [[Category:Automotive part retailers of the United States]] [[Category:Automotive repair shops of the United States]] [[Category:Companies based in Cincinnati]]